Come Holy Spirit In 2012

"And when Jesus was baptized, immediately he went up from the water, and behold, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming to rest on him;" - (Matthew 3:16 ESV)


"You do not have, because you do not ask." - (James 4:2 ESV)

" For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek." - (Romans 1:16 ESV)


Come Holy Spirit. Not everyone likes that phrase. And while I know that God's Spirit is everywhere, I am referring to His manifest presence. I believe the emphasis that the Holy Spirit is placing on the rediscovery of the Gospel is laying a foundation for the Spirits power. The Gospel is the power of God. Jesus still performs miracles through His body on earth today. Jesus is the Word made flesh and if He needed empowerment for ministry, then so do we.

Please don't rely on your past encounter with the Spirit, but be filled with the Holy Spirit again. (Eph.5:18) You need this power to grow in grace and spiritual authority in the days to come. Reasoning with people about the Scripture is good - but I also suspect God wants to heal more spiritually, relationally broken, and physically sick people this year, through His Church.

Please do not hide behind God's sovereignty in regards to healing. The scripture is clear, you have not because you ask not. If God chooses not to heal in a particular situation, we can't force His hand. Jesus is full of compassion and mercy - seek Him. So lets pray for others on the basis of Christ love for the hurting. It's easy to become discouraged and give up but, Spiritual laziness must be avoided at all cost this year. - Bobby